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2021 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS |
Isaaka Nicholas Houa is entering Form 1 at Tonga High School and lives in Tatakamotonga, Tongatapu. His mom makes tapa and his dad is retired and works in the bush planting yams. Isaaka is one of 10 children, with 4 brothers and 5 sisters. He is part of the local youth group and wants to attend university to further his career and support his family. |
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Sione Tu'ivai Ta'ai is entering Form 1 at Ha'apai High School and lives in Lotofoa, Ha’apai with his 3 siblings. Sione’s mother passed away and he lives with his father who is a fisherman. Since his mother passed, Sione helps his sisters take care of the house and support the local church. Sione’s career goal is to attend the Tonga Institute of Science & Technology and become an electrician for the Tonga Power Board. He wants to make sure his family and village always have working electricity. | |
Malia Siena Peei is entering Form 1 at Tonga High School and lives in Maufanga, Tongatapu. Malia gardens at her local church and wants to become a nurse.
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Sione Niu Mataevalu is entering Form 1 at Ha'apai High School and lives in Pangai, Ha’apai with his 3 siblings. Sione’s mother is a weaver and he belongs to the local LDS church, who he supports by cleaning the village. Sione has promised his mother to always work hard and wants to become a pilot to support his mother when he is older. | |
Abraham Tu'ua Havea is entering Form 1 at Tonga High School and lives in Vaini, Tongatapu. Abraham’s father is a seasonal fruit picker in Australia and his mother cares for him at home. He has 3 siblings and loves joining local youth activities. Abraham wants to do well in school so that he can attend university. |
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Mele'utuvai (Mele) Po'uha is entering Form 1 at Ha'apai High School and lives in Lotofoa, Ha’apai. Mele lives with her grandparents who adopted her. Her grandfather is a farmer and grandmother cares for the family at home. Mele cleans the village with her youth group every week, and helped the Peace Corps Volunteer who worked at the local primary school. Mele’s dream is to become a nurse and support her grandparents. | |
Brandon Tukuafu is entering Form 1 at Vava'u High School. Brandon lives in Talau, Vava’u with his 6 brothers. His parents work in gardening and weaving and Brandon’s education goal is to attend university. |
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Paula Kauvaka is entering Form 1 at Vava'u High School. Paula lives in Makave, Vava’u with her mother, a teacher, and 3 sisters. |
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Sosilini (Jocelyn) Havea is entering Form 1 at Vava'u High School and lives in Kameli, Vava’u with her 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Jocelyn’s mother weaves and sells matts. She helps clean the village every week and wants to become a teacher. |
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Mafi Taulafo is entering Form 1 at Ha'apai High School and lives in Pangai, Ha’apai with his 3 siblings. His father is a fruit picker and his mothers care for the family at home. Mafi is a member of the Church of Tonga and helps the local youth fundraise every Friday. Mafi wants to become a teacher like his aunt. Mafi dreams of attending the Tonga Institute of Education to become a teacher and support his family so that his father would no longer need to pick fruit seasonally in New Zealand. |
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Sunia (Sima) Vaisima is entering Form 1 at Ha'apai High School and lives in Tangoleleka, Ha’apai with her mother and 3 siblings. Sima’s father passed away in 2020 and her mother works as a weaver. Sima wants to become a “handyman”, like her father, and attend the Tonga Institute of Science & Technology. She wants to make her dad proud and support her family. | |
2020 RETURNING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS |
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Christopher Saimone is attending Tonga College ‘Atele for Form 2. He lives in Tofoa, Tongatapu with his parents, two sisters, and five brothers. Christopher is the 4th oldest. After high school, Christopher hopes to attend university and become a doctor.
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Latu Ma'upule is starting Form 2 at ‘Eua High School. She lives with her grandparents in Ta’anga, ‘Eua. Her family praises Latu for her hard work and kind personality. In Ta’anaga, Latu enjoys learning from the Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) and loves to cook and eat food with the PCVs. Latu supports her community by cleaning the village and participating in various youth programs. She wants to become a teacher and help the next generation of kids in her community.
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Sioeli Tonga is starting Form 1 at Tailulu College. He lives in Tofoa, Tongatapu with his parents, two sisters, and two brothers. Sioeli helps his community by cleaning the church compound and wants to be a police officer when he finishes secondary school.
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2019 RETURNING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS |
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Folauhola Saimone is entering Form 3 at Tailulu College. He lives in Tofoa, Tongatapu with his parents and six siblings. Folauhola supports his community by picking up rubbish on the street and church grounds after school and on the weekends. After high school, Folauhola hopes to attend the University of the South Pacific where he wants to study to become a doctor. |
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